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Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?* | |||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||
Total | 13,605 | 54.0 | 53.6 | - | 60.3 | 43.0 | 39.7 | - | 46.4 | ||||
Age | |||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 61.5 | 49.4 | - | 72.3 | 38.5 | 27.7 | - | 50.7 | ||||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 70.6 | 64.1 | - | 76.3 | 29.5 | 23.7 | - | 35.9 | ||||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 53.9 | 49.3 | - | 58.5 | 46.1 | 41.5 | - | 50.7 | ||||
35+ years | 1,867 | 40.0 | 31.8 | - | 48.9 | 60.0 | 51.1 | - | 68.2 | ||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 57.2 | 53.8 | - | 60.5 | 42.8 | 39.5 | - | 46.2 | ||||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
Other | 390 | 49.6 | 30.9 | - | 68.4 | 50.4 | 31.6 | - | 69.1 | ||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | 69.9 | 43.7 | - | 87.5 | 30.1 | 12.5 | - | 56.3 | ||||
No | 13365^ | 56.7 | 53.3 | - | 60.0 | 43.3 | 40.0 | - | 46.7 | ||||
Education | |||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 67.4 | 55.5 | - | 77.4 | 32.6 | 22.6 | - | 44.5 | ||||
High School | 4,605 | 71.4 | 65.7 | - | 76.5 | 28.6 | 23.5 | - | 34.4 | ||||
> High School | 7,523 | 46.2 | 42.0 | - | 50.5 | 53.8 | 49.5 | - | 58.1 | ||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 48.5 | 44.2 | - | 52.8 | 51.5 | 47.2 | - | 55.9 | ||||
Other | 5,372 | 68.7 | 63.6 | - | 73.5 | 31.3 | 26.6 | - | 36.5 | ||||
Income | |||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 72.4 | 65.5 | - | 78.5 | 27.6 | 21.5 | - | 34.5 | ||||
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 75.1 | 67.0 | - | 81.7 | 24.9 | 18.3 | - | 33.0 | ||||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 60.9 | 53.6 | - | 67.7 | 39.1 | 32.3 | - | 46.5 | ||||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 33.7 | 28.6 | - | 39.2 | 66.3 | 60.8 | - | 71.4 | ||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 48.9 | 44.6 | - | 53.1 | 51.2 | 46.9 | - | 55.4 | ||||
Yes | 5,355** | 68.9 | 63.6 | - | 73.7 | 31.2 | 26.3 | - | 36.4 | ||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 41.4 | 36.7 | - | 46.2 | 58.7 | 53.9 | - | 63.3 | ||||
Yes | 7,062** | 70.5 | 66.0 | - | 74.7 | 29.5 | 25.4 | - | 34.0 | ||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 57.1 | 53.4 | - | 60.7 | 42.9 | 39.3 | - | 46.6 | ||||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 57.0 | 53.4 | - | 60.5 | 43.0 | 39.5 | - | 46.6 | ||||
NOTES: | |||||||||||||
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. | |||||||||||||
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. | |||||||||||||
* Survey Question 77: This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy. | |||||||||||||
b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic | |||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | |||||||||||||
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2008 birth file. | |||||||||||||
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore | |||||||||||||
percent is not reported. | |||||||||||||
CI = 95% Confidence Interval | |||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | |||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |